Artichoke Bacon Potato Salad Food

POTATO ARTICHOKE SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook 20 minutes or until tender.
• Add the green beans to the potatoes and cook 2 minutes more or until beans are crisp-tender. Remove from heat and drain well.
• Drain artichokes, reserving 2 tablespoons of the yummy marinade.
• Chop artichokes and add to potatoes and beans. Toss in the olives.
• Combine reserved artichoke marinade, vinegar, parsley, salt and pepper.
• Drizzle dressing over salad, tossing to coat. Cover and chill.
• Serving = 1 cup.

ARTICHOKE POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine potatoes, artichokes, onion and cheeses.
• In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine oil, vinegar, garlic, rosemary, dill, salt and pepper; shake well. pour over potato mixture; toss to coat.

ARTICHOKE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl toss all of the ingredients. Serve or store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
• In a 1-quart mason jar, place all of the herbs, zest, chile, and peppercorns. Pour both oils into a saucepan and heat to 200 degrees F. Pour the hot oils into the jar and cover with a kitchen towel. Let stand overnight.
• Place cheesecloth over the top of the jar and replace the outer rim of the lid. Invert and strain oil into desired container.

ARTICHOKE BACON POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in boiling water until tender.
• Drain and cool potatoes.
• Cook bacon in oven (on raised rack over baking pan).
• Cool and crumble bacon.
• In large bowl, combine mayonnaise, garlic, and onion. Mix well.
• Stir in artichoke hearts, cheese, and salad dressing.
• Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix well.
• In large serving bowl, combine potatoes and bacon.
• Gently stir in dressing until well mixed.
• Cover and chill thoroughly before serving.
• Cook time is cooling time.

SPINACH AND ARTICHOKE SALAD

Steps:

• Combine spinach and artichokes. Place garlic, lemon zest and juice in small dish and add vinegar. Let it stand 5 minutes then whisk in extra-virgin olive oil. Pour oil and vinegar dressing over salad and toss to combine. Season the salad with salt and pepper, to your taste. Top the salad with cheese then serve.

BACON AND ARTICHOKE PASTA

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium high heat and add the EVOO, 3 turns of the pan. Add the guanciale or bacon and cook until crisp. Add the onion, garlic and a little pepper and stir for 4 to 5 minutes. Add the wine and stir. Add the stock and artichokes and heat through. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal. Reheat over medium heat.
• To serve, bring water to boil for the pasta. Salt the water and cook the pasta to al dente, reserving 1 cup of the starchy water just before draining. Add the pasta to the artichoke mixture. Sprinkle with the parsley and half the cheese and cook, tossing to combine and adding some of the starchy pasta water if necessary to loosen the sauce, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve with more cheese on top.
• Place the chicken in a large stockpot. Add the celery, carrot, onion, garlic, lemon, bay leaf, peppercorns and the herb bundle; season with salt. Cover the chicken with water and bring to a boil; reduce the heat to a low, rolling simmer. Simmer 60 to 75 minutes, then cool the chicken in its stock. Strain the stock. Remove the chicken in large pieces from the skin and bones. Cut half of the meat into bite-size chunks. Thinly slice or pull the remaining meat.

ARTICHOKE SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. For dressing, combine the vinegar, sugar, salt, mustard and onion in a blender; cover and process until smooth. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream. Drizzle over salad; gently toss to coat. Refrigerate any leftover dressing.

ARTICHOKE AND BACON POTATO BAKE

Steps:

• Spray 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Cook bacon in large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet; drain on paper towel.
• In large bowl, combine cooked bacon, potatoes and 1 cup of the cheese; toss to mix. Spread half of potato mixture in sprayed baking dish. Top with artichokes and remaining potato mixture.
• In same large bowl, beat eggs, milk, garlic-pepper blend and salt until well blended. Pour over potato mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Cover with foil; refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Bake covered for 45 minutes.
• Uncover baking dish; arrange tomato slices over top. Bake uncovered an additional 15 to 20 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

ROASTED POTATOES AND ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Place potatoes and artichokes in a shallow baking pan coated with cooking spray. Drizzle with oil. Sprinkle with thyme, salt and pepper; stir to coat. , Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 35-40 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring every 15 minutes.

POTATO SALAD WITH CAPERS, KALAMATA OLIVES AND ARTICHOKE HEARTS

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling water cook the potatoes until fork tender.
• Drain and set aside to cool. Once cooled, cut up into chunks. If you wish, you can peel the potatoes before cutting up into chunks.
• Add the potatoes to a salad bowl. Pour the vegetable broth over the potatoes and stir gently to coat.
• Add the fresh parsley, kalamata olives, artichokes, olive oil, vinegar, green onion, capers and garlic. Toss. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• To serve warm, allow salad to sit for 30 minutes or chill to serve cold.
• Just before serving, adjust seasonings if necessary.
• Servings are estimated.
• For Vegetarain option omit the chicken broth and use Vegetable broth.

ARTICHOKE-BACON CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl.
• Stir in chicken, artichoke hearts, and bacon.
• Divide arugula evenly over 4 bread slices; top each slice with 3/4 cup chicken mixture and place remaining bread slice on top.

GARLIC AIOLI POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place 2 eggs in a small pot with water to cover. Bring to a boil over high heat; immediately remove from heat and cover for 8 minutes. Transfer eggs to a bowl of ice water to cool. Peel and dice small.
• Meanwhile, combine grated garlic, salt and lemon juice in a blender, and pulse a few times to combine. Pulse in egg yolk. With motor running, slowly drizzle in olive oil until completely incorporated and mayonnaise is thick. Scrape into a bowl and fold in sour cream. Fold in celery and red onion.
• Place whole unpeeled potatoes in a large pot with enough salted water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook until potatoes are just tender, 15 to 25 minutes depending upon size. Drain and cut potatoes into 1 1/2-inch chunks as soon as you can handle them.
• Transfer hot potatoes to a large bowl and toss with diced boiled eggs and 2/3 of the dressing. Let cool to room temperature, or refrigerate until ready to use. Just before serving, toss with some of the remaining dressing to taste (if desired). Season with black pepper and add more salt if necessary. Sprinkle with chives.

VEGGIE NICOISE SALAD

Steps:

• For vinaigrette, whisk together the first 8 ingredients. In another bowl, toss kidney beans and onion with 1 tablespoon vinaigrette. Set aside bean mixture and remaining vinaigrette., Place potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until tender, 10-15 minutes. Drain. While potatoes are warm, toss with 1 tablespoon vinaigrette; set aside., In a pot of boiling water, cook asparagus just until crisp-tender, 2-4 minutes. Remove with tongs and immediately drop into ice water. Drain and pat dry. In same pot of boiling water, cook green beans until crisp-tender, 3-4 minutes. Remove beans; place in ice water. Drain and pat dry., To serve, toss asparagus with 1 tablespoon vinaigrette; toss green beans with 2 teaspoons vinaigrette. Toss romaine with remaining vinaigrette; place on a platter. Arrange vegetables, kidney bean mixture, eggs, artichoke hearts and olives over top.